OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Closes Off-Broadway Today; Heads to Chicago
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 15, 2013
Off-Broadway's Old Jews Telling Jokes will close today, Sunday September 15. It will have played 22 previews and 552 regular performances. As previously announced, a Chicago production will begin performances at the Royal George Theatre on September 24 and open on October 2.
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES to Close Off-Broadway, Sept 15; Heads to Chicago, Sept 24
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 20, 2013
Producers announced today that off-Broadway's OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES will close on Sunday September 15. It will have played 22 previews and 552 regular performances. As previously announced, a Chicago production will begin performances at the Royal George Theatre on September 24 and open on October 2.
TV: Richard Levine Named Funniest Printer at OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES!
by Randy Rainbow
- Jul 25, 2013
Just last week, the winner of an Old Jews Telling Jokes contest for the Funniest (Fill in the Blank) got the chance to tell his joke on stage at the end of the show at the Westside Thetare. The winner was funnyman Richard Levine, who won the title of the Funniest [Retired] Printer. BroadwayWorld was there for the special occasion and you can check out the joke below!
Photo Coverage: CHICAGO, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, F#%KING UP EVERYTHING & SISTAS Visit Broadway In Bryant Park!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- Jul 19, 2013
On Thursday afternoon, 106.7 Lite FM continued its annual lunchtime theatre summer series, '106.7 Lite FM's Broadway in Bryant Park.' The 2013 program presents the best of Broadway, FREE to the public, on six consecutive Thursdays on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by Lite FM's on-air personalities, the 13th annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through August 15. BroadwayWorld brings you complete photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Visits The Friars Club
by Stephen Sorokoff
- May 14, 2013
The Broadway production 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' came to the Friars Club last night for an evening full of laughter produced by Michelle Slonim. Creators Sam Hoffman and Peter Gethers gave an interesting talk and video presentation about the shows formation. Marilyn Sokol and Lenny Wolpe from the cast of 'Old Jews' told some side splitting jokes from the show. Stewie Stone 'head comic' at the Friars had some of his own hilarious stories and also introduced various Friars who contributed to the joke telling.
Photo Flash: Betty White and More at RAISE ME UP's Opening at Santa Monica Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 28, 2013
The Santa Monica Playhouse presents the World Premiere of local playwright Lisa Phillips Visca's Raise Me Up. Raise Me Up is a true story set in post war America in the 1950's, about a 'moonstruck' couple's forbidden love, the hilarity and drama from their deeply passionate Italian-Greek families, and how they spent their last day on Earth together. Below, BroadwayWorld has photos from opening night, including celebrity attendee Betty White and more!
STAGE TUBE: CBS Sunday Morning Spotlights OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES
by Kelsey Denette
- Feb 19, 2013
The off-Broadway show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES was featured on CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend.
In the segment, correspondent Richard Schlesinger tracks the comedy of the Borscht Belt from its birth in the Catskills to its renaissance in the hit show, which has been running in New York since May and will open in Chicago this fall. Watch the video below!
Cast of Off-Broadway's OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Appears on THE CHEW
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 12, 2012
Cast members from the off Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES visited ABC TV's "The Chew" yesterday. Master chefs Mario Batali and Michael Symon prepared Spicy Fried Cornish Hens, and invited master joke teller Todd Susman to tell a chicken joke! To watch, go to The Chew's website and play the 'Mario and Michael's Fried Cornish Hens - Part 1' clip.
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES to be Featured on THE CHEW, 12/11
by Kelsey Denette
- Dec 10, 2012
Tune into ABC TV's "The Chew" tomorrow Tuesday December 11 at 1 PM to see cast members from the off Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES as they lend some Hanukah expertise to the proceedings. Bill Army, Marilyn Sokol and Todd Susman sit at the show's famed tasting table and visit with hosts Mario Batali, Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, Michael Symon and Daphne Oz.
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES' Marilyn Sokol to Appear on WBAI Radio, Oct 6
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 5, 2012
Marilyn Sokol, currently featured in OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES, will be a guest on WBAI Radio (99.5 FM) tomorrow, Saturday October 6 in the 9 AM hour. The Emmy Award winner will chat with host David Rothenberg about the off Broadway hit, and about her career, which includes such highlights as flashing the audience on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (by mistake), being both a voice and puppeteer on Sesame Street, and having her Dial-A-Jokes on record at The Smithsonian Institute.
The Neighborhood Playhouse Names Pamela Moller Kareman as Executive Director
by Kelsey Denette
- Sep 27, 2012
The Neighborhood Playhouse has announced the appointment of Pamela Moller Kareman to the role of Executive Director. She takes the reigns of leading the storied acting conservatory from Harold G. Baldridge, who stepped down after 33 years at the helm of the organization.
Marilyn Sokol To Be Featured On HOW TO DO EVERYTHING Podcast, 8/6
by Laura Meltzer
- Aug 6, 2012
Marilyn Sokol, currently featured in the off-Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES is a guest on "How to Do Everything," the popular podcast created by the producers of NPR's "Wait, Wait…Don't Tell Me." On HTDE, listeners ask questions ranging from how not to sound stupid when ordering wine to how do I escape a charging rhino. The hosts answer them, or "usually, given how little we actually know how to do, we find experts who can help you out."
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES' Marilyn Sokol Set for Sirius XM This Weekend
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 6, 2012
Marilyn Sokol, currently featured in the off-Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES will be interviewed on Sirius XM Radio's, 'Seth's Big Fat Broadway,' hosted by Seth Rudetsky, this Sunday July 8 at 5 PM ET, with multiple replays throughout the following week.
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